The 2017 NCAA Tournament starts in earnest on Thursday and fans will be pouring into arenas to watch their teams. Some celebrities will be among them. Here's a look at some of the famous fans who follow their favorite teams.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Elaine from “Seinfeld” and Selina Meyer in “Veep” is an avid Northestern Wildcats basketball fan. Her son Charlie, with husband Brad Hall, is on the team. Hall and Louis-Dreyfus met at when they were students at Northwestern, in Evanston, Illinois.
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Riggle, who has appeared on everything from "The Daily Show" to "Modern Family" and had a hilarious turn on Comedy Central's roast of Rob Lowe, actually went to Kansas.